It’s a saying from one of my favorite sci-fi films, “The Fifth Element.”

Well, a local nonprofit, Lighthouse for the Blind-Saint Louis, which manufactures environmentally friendly cleansers, has just gone “super green,” thanks to a new deal with the U.S. Navy.

Earlier this month, Lighthouse, led by President John Thompson, was awarded a contract to provide supplies for the Navy’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) disaster response groups.

Under its contract with the Navy, Lighthouse employees, who are blind, package personal protective equipment for Navy personnel and ship the supplies to more than 65 U.S. Navy sites around the world. The contract was awarded effective Oct. 1, 2012. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Lighthouse employs nearly 70 people who are legally blind at its plants in the cities of Berkeley and Overland in St. Louis County. Lighthouse manufactures, assembles, warehouses and sells products to government and business customers nationwide, including first aid kits, medical kits, catheters, aerosol and liquid paints, aerosol and liquid cleaning products and eco-friendly products.

Lighthouse for the Blind-Saint Louis reported total revenue of $44.6 million for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011.

Real estate, Sales and leases, Law, Accounting, Sports business

Industries:

Comments

If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.